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    World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside  Feb 9, 2010
    o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)

    Tubac Presidio  Feb 9, 2010
    Rice arrived on a ship from the Philippines by way of Acapulco, Mexico City and inland along El Camino Real to Tubac. "That's rice with a lot of frequent-flyer miles," Sanborn says. (AZCentral -- Travel)

    Mexico: Chivas beats Queretaro, ties club mark  Feb 8, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Omar Bravo and Javier Hernandez scored second half goals as Chivas beat Queretaro 2-0 on Sunday to equal their best tournament start in club history. Bravo opened the scoring in the 74th minute off a cross from Adolfo Bautista and "Chicharito'' Hernandez sealed the win in the 80th for Guadalajara who are now unbeaten from four games, their best start to a season since the 1956-57 campaign when they defeated Necaxa, Monterrey, Oro and Atlante. After failing to qualify for the... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Best from Sunday  Feb 8, 2010
    An audio slideshow, narrated by Associated Press staff photographer Gregory Bull in the AP;s Mexico City bureau, looks at the images captured by eight AP photographers in the days after the earthquake in Haiti. WASHINGTON - Mid-Atlantic residents were buried Saturday by a blizzard the president jokingly called "Snowmageddon," and those brave enough tried to clear a path through the wet, heavy mounds of thigh-high snow. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Amid drug war, Mexico less deadly than decade ago  Feb 8, 2010
    MEXICO CITY Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago ... Mexico City's homicide rate today is about on par with Los Angeles and is less than a third of that for Washington, D.C. ... "What we hear is, 'Oh the drug war! The dead people on the streets, and the policeman losing his head,'" said... (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Experts: Haiti chaos may lead to rise in drug trafficking  Feb 8, 2010
    by Chris Hawley - Feb. 8, 2010 12:00 AM Republic Mexico City Bureau. MEXICO CITY - Experts fear a fallout from the Haiti earthquake may be a surge of drug trafficking through the Caribbean country as the government struggles to maintain control, impoverished Haitians seek ways to survive and thousands of escaped convicts return to crime. (AZCentral -- News)

    New Orleans ready to party during Super Bowl  Feb 8, 2010
    AP Photo - Roberto Liano Jr., left, and Roberto Liano Sr., from Mexico City show their support for the New Orleans Saints before the team's NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. David J. Phillip. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)

    Mexico town inaugurates first church dedicated to exorcism  Feb 7, 2010
    By Cecilia Barria BBC News, Mexico City ... But the Roman Catholic Church says that in Mexico City alone there are about 10 cases a month - and the phenomenon is on the rise. (BBC News)

    Goodell takes long route around serious issues (Yesterday)  Feb 7, 2010
    Why doesn't Mexico City get another regular-season game when London just keeps getting them. Will there be a Super Bowl in Hawaii. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)

    Mudslide kills 11 people in rain-sodden Mexico  Feb 7, 2010
    The mudslide crushed several cars on a road near the small town of Temascaltepec on the route from the capital, Mexico City, to the popular weekend town of Valle de Bravo ... Valle de Bravo is a hilly cobblestone town set around a picturesque boating lake that is used by many Mexico City residents as a weekend getaway. (Scientific American)

    Colts have kept to themselves and kept winning  Feb 7, 2010
    Goodell showed continued zeal for playing international games, and Mexico City could be back in play after hosting the first regular-season game ever outside the US back in 2005. He said the league isn t choosing between Mexico City and London. (Boston Globe -- Sports)

    Grupo Mexico Net More Than Doubles As Sales Surge on Metal Price Rebound  Feb 7, 2010
    2 billion pesos a year earlier, the Mexico City-based company said today in a statement to the Mexican Stock Exchange ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)

    29 dead, homes flooded in central Mexico  Feb 7, 2010
    Workers place sand bags to prevent more flooding after heavy rains in Nezahualcoyotl, a town adjacent to Mexico City,Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 ... The rains also slammed Mexico City and the neighboring State of Mexico, where open sewage canals overflowed ... Mexico City lies in an enclosed mountain valley where flooding has been a problem for centuries. (MSNBC -- International)

    Death Toll From Flooding In Mexico Rises  Feb 7, 2010
    The rains also slammed Mexico City, where open sewage canals overflowed and a mix of drain water and sewage flowed into thousands of homes and blocked major thoroughfares in the metropolis of 20 million people. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)

    Slideshow: Another look at the devastation in Haiti  Feb 7, 2010
    An audio slideshow, narrated by Associated Press staff photographer Gregory Bull in the AP;s Mexico City bureau, looks at the images captured by eight AP photographers in the days after the earthquake in Haiti. http://images. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Mexichem Said to Pay $350 Million for Ineos Group's Fluorine Chemical Unit  Feb 6, 2010
    To contact the reporter on this story: at ; in Mexico City at. Last Updated: February 5, 2010 11:41 EST. (Bloomberg -- UK)

    Gun victim Cabanas' return to football not ruled out  Feb 6, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: A doctor treating shooting victim Salvador Cabanas has not ruled out the possibility of the Paraguay football star returning to the playing field ... During an update on Friday on Cabanas' condition, Dr. Ernesto Martinez said it was too early to tell if he might resume his football career, but he said the Club America striker was improving daily following the shooting in a Mexico City bar just before dawn on Jan. 25. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Billionaire Carlos Slim's Inbursa Plans 30% More Branches to Add Clients  Feb 6, 2010
    Mexico City-based Inbursa is also considering buying banking or pension assets from other financial firms, he said ... 30 pesos at 4 p.m. New York time in Mexico City trading ... To contact the reporters on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Gold Medal Winner Scholes Passes Away  Feb 6, 2010
    Three years later, Scholes again claimed gold in the 100-meter free, this time at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City. He was also a part of the 400-meter freestyle relay team that took home gold at the '55 Pan American Games. (Msuspartans.com)

    Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions  Feb 6, 2010
    Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Wednesday 14 January 2004 14. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)

    Grupo Salinas Presents Business Philosophies of Founder Ricardo Salinas at Zacatecas Autonomous University Forum  Feb 6, 2010
    MEXICO CITY, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate -- created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas () -- presented relevant aspects of the business philosophy of its founder during the Labor Psychology Congress of Zacatecas Autonomous University. Grupo Salinas executives gave financial and operative details of the group of companies, as well... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    A pup was saved at JFK by CBP officers on Jan. 23. PHOTO COURTESY CBP">  Feb 5, 2010
    Queens Chronicle - Puppy saved at JFK Airport. Friday February 05, 2010. (Queens Chronicle, NY)

    Embattled climate chief supported  Feb 5, 2010
    The hope is that an agreement can finally be reached at the next major climate summit in Mexico City later this year. But for the moment, controversy has taken centre stage, and it has added fuel to the arguments of sceptics who believe global warming theories are alarmist, our correspondent says. (BBC News)

    Mexico Economy May Grow More Than 3% in 2010, Deputy Finance Minister Says  Feb 5, 2010
    To contact the reporters on this story: in London at ; in Mexico City at. Last Updated: February 5, 2010 03:12 EST. (Bloomberg)

    Mexichem Said to Have Paid $350 Million to Purchase Ineos Flourine Unit  Feb 5, 2010
    For Mexico City-based Mexichem, the purchase of Ineos Fluor will make it the worlds largest producer of calcium fluoride, a component of chemicals used in refrigerants, lubricants and propellants ... To contact the reporter on this story: Andrew Noel at ; in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)

    Mexicanal Expands Coverage in Calif.  Feb 5, 2010
    "Our newscasts don't come from Washington, D.C., Mexico City or Los Angeles," said Torres-Bohl, a native of Peru who claims to be "Mexican by choice.". Put together by a local team in a state-of-the-art production and transmission facility in San Luis Potos, Mexico, Mexicanal prides itself of presenting a truly varied view of Mexico, with news and entertainment that focus on the country's different regions. (Multichannel News)

    Puppy saved at JFK Airport  Feb 5, 2010
    Friday February 05, 2010. A pup was saved at JFK by CBP officers on Jan. 23. (Queens Chronicle, NY)

    Gleichen Receives Conditional Approval to List on the Toronto Stock Exchange  Feb 4, 2010
    8% of the Morelos Project, an advanced stage gold exploration property, located 180km southwest of Mexico City and has exercised its right of first refusal to buy the remaining 21. 2. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)

    Issue is profligacy not population  Feb 4, 2010
    Mexico City still exists, doesn't it. Sure, it's a bit of a hellhole, but is Labor really all that concerned about workers' pay and conditions and the urban environment. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Telmex Profit Jumps 68% on Lower Interest Costs, More Internet Customers  Feb 4, 2010
    82 pesos yesterday in Mexico City trading ... The company, based in Mexico City, added 221,000 high-speed Internet subscribers, raising the total to 6 ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Cabanas has World Cup on his mind  Feb 4, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: All Paraguay forward Salvador Cabanas can think of nine days after being shot in the head is returning to training and getting to the World Cup, the president of his Mexican club America said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old Cabanas was shot in a bar in Mexico city in the early hours of Jan 25 after an argument with another man, according to police, who are still looking for a suspect. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Cabaas making remarkable recovery from shot  Feb 4, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Paraguay football star Salvador Cabanas is eating and sitting in an armchair, continuing a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head at point-blank range just over a week ago ... Cabanas, one of the best strikers in Latin America, was shot in the head just before dawn on Jan. 25 in a bar in a prosperous area on the south side of Mexico City ... He's the top player for Mexico City's Club America and was expected to lead Paraguay when the World Cup opens on June 11 in... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Time to jazz up the Fresno area this weekend  Feb 4, 2010
    The event celebrates the sighting of the Virgin of Guadalupe (another name for Our Lady of Guadalupe) on a hilltop outside Mexico City in 1531. Roman Catholics believe poor Indian boy Juan Diego had encounters with the Virgin of Guadalupe in which an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary left an imprint of herself on Diego's cactus cloth. (Fresno Bee)

    Mexico Sugar Imports May Be Highest in 16 Years as Drought Hurts Output  Feb 4, 2010
    Imports may surge to as much as 600,000 metric tons this year, , chief financial officer of Mexico City-based Chocolates Turin and president of Mexicos chocolate and candy makers association, said in an interview ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)

    Grupo Salinas Founder and Chairman Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego Receives 'Medalla Mozart 2010' for the Promotion of Music Through the Orquesta Sinfonica Esperanza Azteca  Feb 4, 2010
    MEXICO CITY, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast- growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate, created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (), is proud to celebrate the presentation of the "Medalla Mozart 2010" to its founder, Ricardo Salinas, for his effort in the promotion, preservation and diffusion of academic music through the non-profit organization Fundacion Azteca and the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Go&Do: Art around Portsmouth  Feb 3, 2010
    Tiny Art Show" isa biannual event in the gallery itself, occurring in-house every February and September, and is ongoing at www.enormoustinyart.com.The exhibiting artists are: Matt Adrian, Sarah Ahearn Bellemore, APAK Studios, Emma Ashby, Rachel Austin, Tim Beavis, Laura Berger, Beth Billups, Amanda Blake, Pixie Campbell, Guy Capecelatro III, Hollie Chastain, Lisa Congdon, Jennifer Davis, Lisa DeJohn, Emily Gaines Demsky, Alyson Fox, Leah Giberson, Bonney Goldstein, Rich Gombar, Jessica Gonacha... (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    America Movil Fourth-Quarter Sales Rise 13% on Brazil Subscriber Additions  Feb 3, 2010
    America Movil, based in Mexico City, rose 44 centavos to 29. 06 pesos yesterday in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Grupo Mexico Rises as Sales at Southern Copper Double on Higher Prices  Feb 3, 2010
    The Mexico City-based company jumped 7 ... Southern Coppers fourth quarter was very good, , an analyst as BBVA Bancomer SA, said today in a telephone interview from Mexico City. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    UN says nations' greenhouse gas pledges too little  Feb 3, 2010
    The commitment letters, which largely reaffirm previous pledges, were intended to get an idea of how far the nations most responsible for global warming might be willing to go, toward a legally binding pact at the climate conference planned for Mexico City at the end of the year ... The hope is that such a treaty can be completed at the U.N. climate conference in Mexico City at the end of this year. (MSNBC -- Environment)

    Pokertek Installs 40th PokerPro Table in Mexico  Feb 3, 2010
    PokerTeks recentinstallations include properties inAcapulco,Aguascalientes, Cancun, Chihuahua, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puerto Vallarta and Tijuana. These installations bring the total number of PokerPro tables installed in Mexico to 40 as of January 31, 2010. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Haynes and Boone makes New York hires  Feb 2, 2010
    Dallas-based was founded in 1970 and has about 550 attorneys in Texas, New York, California, Washington, D.C., Moscow and Mexico City. cwatt@bizjournals. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

    Athletic Hall of Fame  Feb 2, 2010
    Thanks to the Santa Clara University. San Francisco, Calif. (Santaclarabroncos.com)

    A note from me to you and you and you  Feb 2, 2010
    Learn to love your neighbor, even if his name is Manuel Rodriguez from Mexico City. Dear Sarah Palin. (University News, MO)

    How to Survive an Earthquake: Two Schools of Thought  Feb 2, 2010
    Copp, a leading triangle-of-life proponent, began his work amid the epic 1985 earthquake in Mexico City. Inside that vast rubble he says he kept finding that schoolchildren who had dived under their desks were still crushed to death, but that kids who had curled up on the floor between desks survived, thanks to the falling tonnage above them being cushioned by the desks themselves. (Time.com)

    World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside  Feb 2, 2010
    o Paolo in Brazil will reach just under 20m and Mexico City 19m ... It has been a process driven largely by Asia - the continent boasting 10 mega cities by 2000, while North America had managed three (Mexico City, New York City and Los Angeles). (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)

    Denver Four Season names general manager  Feb 2, 2010
    Funding for the project includes a $200 million construction loan arranged by Cairn Financial Products Ltd. of London and undisclosed equity from Mexico City clothing manufacturer Grupo Denim. Kennel has been with Four Seasons since 1987, and was general manager of the Four Seasons hotel in St. Louis prior to coming to Denver. (Denver Business Journal, CO)

    Cabaas conscious, could give testimony to cops  Feb 2, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas is conscious and could give testimony to police about being shot in the head in the toilet of a Mexico City bar. Cabanas was building Monday on a remarkable recovery he staged over the weekend, speaking to family members and taking food by mouth after doctors lowered his sedation level. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Sonoran official says Mexican state is safe for travel  Feb 2, 2010
    In an interview with The Arizona Republic and Channel 12 (KPNX) on Monday, Javier Tapia said Sonora leaders and federal officials in Mexico City are working to bring more resources to the region, including police, to ensure safe conditions. "We feel that it is very safe to go there," Tapia said. (AZCentral -- Business)

    U.N.: Greenhouse Gas Pledges Insufficient  Feb 2, 2010
    U.N. officials consider the accord a political tool for trying again to negotiate a binding climate treaty at the U.N. climate conference in Mexico City at the end of 2010. Critics say the accord was a failure, with world leaders missing a crucial opportunity to commit to greenhouse gas cuts required to stave off projections extreme weather events. (CBS News -- World)

    Mexico: America gets its 1st win without Cabaas  Feb 1, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Playing for the first time since the shooting of its star striker Salvador Cabanas, America defeated lowly Ciudad Juarez 1-0 in the third round of the Mexican Clausura tournament Sunday ... He's in a serious condition at a Mexico City hospital. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Paraguayan Cabanas regains consciousness after shooting  Feb 1, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas regained consciousness and spoke to his family for the first time since he was shot in a Mexico City bar last week, his doctors said on Saturday. The prolific goal scorer was shot in the bathroom of the bar in the early hours of Monday and the bullet fired into his head remains lodged in his brain. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Cabaas recovering well, can take food by mouth  Feb 1, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Paraguay footballer Salvador Cabaas has been able to take food by mouth and is talking with family members, a remarkable recovery after being shot in the head a week ago in a Mexico City bar ... Cabaas, 29, is the top striker on Mexico City club America and had been expected to lead Paraguay when the World Cup opens on June 11 in South Africa. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Media Criticism  Jan 31, 2010
    and reading firsthand accounts and sociological studies from such disasters as the London Blitz and the Mexico City earthquake of 1985, I don't believe in looting. Two things go on in disasters. (Salon)

    Mexico GDP Down 6.8 Percent in 2009  Jan 31, 2010
    MEXICO CITY January 30, 2010 (AP) The Associated Press. Mexico's economy shrank 6. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Archaeologists trace millennium-old Maya culture  Jan 31, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: Archaeologists in Mexico have claimed to have found a sarcophagus belonging to a nearly thousand-year-old Maya civilisation. The researchers at the Mayan acropolis of Tonina working in the jungles of the southern state of Chiapas discovered a sarcophagus which could help clear up the mystery of the fall of the Maya civilisation. (India Times, India)

    UK court lifts media ban on soccer star's life  Jan 31, 2010
    Paraguay soccer star shot in Mexico City bar. Salvador Cabanas, the top player on Paraguay's World Cup team, was shot in the head before dawn Monday in the bathroom of a bar in a well-off neighborhood in Mexico City. (Fresno Bee -- Business)

    Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions  Jan 31, 2010
    Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Wednesday 14 January 2004 14. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)

    Rallying Around A Hero APAmrica star Salvador Cabaas is in stable condition after being shot in the head at a Mexico City bar early Monday.The fact that Salvador Cabaas plays for Mexico's most hated team matters little, says Luis Bueno. Mexican fans are united in support of the Paraguay star, who is still fighting for his life.  Jan 30, 2010
    Fans gathered at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to show support for Salvador Cabaas ... In the wee hours of Monday morning, Cabaas was shot in the head in the bathroom of a Mexico City bar. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Quakes 'decade's worst disasters'  Jan 30, 2010
    She added that eight out 10 of the world's most populous cities were located on fault lines, including Tokyo, Mexico City and Mumbai. "Seismic risk is a permanent risk and cannot be ignored," Ms Wahlstrom told reporters. (BBC News)

    Experts discuss asteroid-warning system  Jan 30, 2010
    International experts converged on Mexico City this month to discuss the best way to establish a global detection and warning network to monitor potential asteroid threats to all life on Earth ... Likewise, the Association of Space Explorers (ASE), representing the international corps of astronauts and cosmonauts, recognized the substantial progress made at the Mexico City workshop ... "The discussions in Mexico City advanced our understanding of how the global community can better communicate... (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Alleged shooter taunted Cabanas, says report  Jan 30, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: A man suspected of shooting Paraguay World Cup star Salvador Cabanas in a Mexico City bar allegedly taunted him to score more goals beforehand, a report said on Thursday. Cabanas, who plays for Club America in the Mexican League, remains in a serious condition after Mondays incident, which saw his attacker flee the scene. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Mexican Economy Probably Shrank 3% in Fourth Quarter, Ministry Announces  Jan 30, 2010
    To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at. Last Updated: January 30, 2010 00:28 EST. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)

    Talk aims at church staff that motivates  Jan 30, 2010
    The event celebrates the sighting of the Virgin of Guadalupe (another name for Our Lady of Guadalupe) 000016B5 on a hilltop outside Mexico City in 1531. Roman Catholics believe poor Indian boy Juan Diego had encounters with the Virgin of Guadalupe in which an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary left an imprint of herself on Diego's cactus cloth. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord  Jan 30, 2010
    The Copenhagen Accord, however, is something the world now hopes to have in place for the next global climate summit in Mexico City this fall. That means the accord's provisions may or may not be honored. (Scientific American)

    U.S. mayors converge to plan fix for economy  Jan 29, 2010
    Friday: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios, and Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard. The U.S. Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Mother of rescued quake girl never gave up hope  Jan 29, 2010
    Associated Press writers Carolina Correa, Pierre Richard and Gregory Bull in Port-au-Prince, Michael Warren in Mexico City, medical writer Marilynn Marchione in Milwaukee, and Eliane Engeler in Geneva contributed to this report. (This version CORRECTS that both references to girl's brother are to her older brother, Preslin. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)

    Mayan tomb may explain cultures collapse  Jan 29, 2010
    They are believed to have dominated central Mexico from the city of Tula just north of present-day Mexico City between the 10th and 12th centuries, before the Aztecs rose to prominence. Miguel Tovar / APThese ceramic heads were found in a newly discovered tomb sit on display at the Mayan Tonina archeological site near Ocosingo village in Mexico's Chiapas stateJan. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Musing Aloud: Ibf Misgivings, Hopkins-jones Excitement  Jan 29, 2010
    Vacant WBO junior bantamweight title - Mexico City, Mexico. Jorge Arce (No. (ABC 7 News, DC)

    * Shot Paraguayan strikers condition begins to improve  Jan 29, 2010
    AP, MEXICO CITY Friday, Jan 29, 2010, Page 20. Doctors trying to save the life of soccer player Salvador Cabanas say they have been able to control swelling around the brain area as the Paraguayan tries to recover from being shot in the head at close range in a Mexico City bar ... Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera identified a main suspect on Tuesday X Jose J. Balderas Garza X from surveillance videos. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Latin America Tops Budget Retirement Spots  Jan 29, 2010
    Healthcare: Excellent health facilities in Mexico City; adequate care in other major cities. Human development index: 85. (Newsmax)

    Tebow ad has wrong venue  Jan 29, 2010
    Olympians with gloved fists in Mexico City. Muhammad Ali. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)

    Independent Traveler's travels  Jan 29, 2010
    Location: Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Jan. 10 Amazingly some murals still exist after nearly a thousand years at Teotihuacan archaeological site outside of Mexico City ... Location: Mexico City, Teotihuacan, Jan. 10 Amazingly some murals still exist after nearly a thousand years at Teotihuacan archaeological site outside of Mexico City. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Mexico to meet England, Italy, Dutch in warmups  Jan 29, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico will play world champion Italy, England and the Netherlands in a busy buildup to the World Cup ... Following the tour with what will likely be a depleted squad, Mexico will face Chile on May 16 in 100,000-seat Azteca Stadium in Mexico City before it sets off for Europe to meet England on May 24 at Wembley Stadium, the Netherlands two days later in Germany, then Italy on June 3 in Brussels. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Cabaas' condition improves after shooting in bar  Jan 28, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Doctors trying to save the life of soccer player Salvador Cabanas say they have been able to control swelling around the brain area as the Paraguayan tries to recover from being shot in the head at close range in a Mexico City bar ... Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera identified a main suspect on Tuesday -- Jose J. Balderas Garza -- from surveillance videos ... Cabanas, 29, was shot at point-blank range on Monday just before dawn in the bathroom of a bar in a... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Mexico May Buy Dollars in Market to Replace IMF Credit Line, Carstens Says  Jan 28, 2010
    The central bank doesnt want to have a distortional effect on the exchange rate, said , senior economist at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Mexico City ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Mexico City at ; in Mexico City at. (Bloomberg)

    Haiti Gov't Gets 1 Cent Of Every US Dollar  Jan 28, 2010
    Associated Press writer Yesica Fisch reported this story from Port-au-Prince and Martha Mendoza from Mexico City. Copyright 2010 by. (KFOXTV.com, TX)

    Ex-Honduran leader leaves for exile, vows return  Jan 28, 2010
    Associated Press writer Juan Carlos LLorca reported in Tegucigalpa, and Alexandra Olson in Mexico City. AP Writer Istra Pacheco reported from Santo Domingo. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    2 weeks after Haiti quake, food aid falls short  Jan 28, 2010
    Associated Press writers Michelle Faul in Port-au-Prince, Martha Mendoza and Charles J. Hanley in Mexico City, and Raf Casert in Brussels contributed to this report. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Football: Cabanas remains in danger  Jan 28, 2010
    Fans show their support for striker Salvador Cabanas after he was shot in the head in Mexico City on Monday ... The Club America striker was shot in the head in Mexico City during the early hours of Monday morning ... The Club America striker was shot in the head in Mexico City during the early hours of Monday morning after an incident in a city bar. (CNN -- International)

    * US, China rank poorly on environmental index  Jan 28, 2010
    Negotiators from around the globe failed to produce a binding agreement in Copenhagen last month, but plan to meet again in Mexico City in late November. Some countries that score extraordinarily well in one area may not perform well overall because of unusually lackluster performances in another. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)

    Gio goes on loan  Jan 28, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: Tottenham Hotspurs Mexican striker Giovani Dos Santos is going out on loan to Turkish club Galatasaray, a Mexico radio station reported on Tuesday. Giovani, who also went on loan to English Second Division side Ipswich Town in March, will link up at the Turkish club with coach Frank Rijkaard, who gave him his First Division debut at Barcelona in 2007. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Thousands gather to pray for Cabanas  Jan 28, 2010
    Cabanas, a key player in Paraguays World Cup squad, was shot in the head in a Mexico City bar and is critical though stable in hospital after surgery. The bullet is still lodged in his head. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Cabaas stable; cops identify suspect in shooting  Jan 27, 2010
    MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Police identified a suspect in the shooting of Paraguay footballer Salvador Cabanas, who was in critical but stable condition Tuesday after being shot in the head in the bathroom of a bar in a fashionable Mexico City neighborhood. Mexico City Attorney General Miguel Angel Mancera identified the suspect as Jose J. Balderas Garza -- known also as "El JJ" or "El Modelo" -- from surveillance videos ... Authorities in the Mexico City borough where the shooting took place ordered... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Cemex Posts Quarterly Loss as Global Cement Demand Declines, Hitting Sales  Jan 27, 2010
    Cemexs core markets suggest no turnaround yet in construction activity in spite of consistent signs of improving macroeconomic performance, , an analyst with Credit Suisse Group AG in Mexico City, wrote in a Jan. 12 report. Investors are focusing on how fast construction will rebound, Quiroga wrote, after Cemex eased concerns over its ability to pay debt by reaching a $15 billion bank refinancing agreement in August, selling shares and assets in September for $3. (Bloomberg)

    Paraguays Cabanas critical after incident in Mexico bar  Jan 27, 2010
    MEXICO CITY: Paraguay international striker Salvador Cabanas was shot and critically injured in a Mexico City bar on Monday with doctors unable to remove a bullet lodged in his head. The 29-year-old, one of Latin Americas most prolific goal scorers and expected to help spearhead Paraguays attack at this years World Cup, was possibly involved in a fight before the pre-dawn shooting, Mexico Citys top prosecutor said ... The shooting occurred around 5am in the bathroom of a bar in an upscale... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

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